Ironing-board



(No Model) T. J. GROSS & J. STOUT.

IRONING BOARD.

No. 341,797. Patented May 11, 1886.

W! TWZL'SSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS J. CROSS AND JONATHAN STOUT, OF BELMORE, OHIO.

lRONlNG-BOARD.

EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,797, dated May 11, 1886.

(No model.)

tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention consists in certain new and useful improvements in ironing-boards, the construction of the improvement being such that by means of an improved casting,whiehembraces the upper converging ends of one pair of legs, and is pivotally coni'ieeted to the table, the said converging legs will be braced rigidly relative to each other, but can afford the table, by means of said casting, the proper transverse bearing-support.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved ironingtable. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under side of the board,showing the legs folded within each other, and Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the peculiar casting employed in our improved board.

A represents an ironing-board constructed in accordance with our invention, which is provided near one end with cars a a, rigidly attached to the under side of said board and horizontally perforated.

B is the casting, which is provided at its three sides with a raised rim, B, adapted to embrace the edges of the legs 0 O, and is also provided with arms B B, which depend from the plate, so that the ends may engage with the perforations in the ears or lugs a a. The

ends of the arms B B are reduced in diameter, so as to provide shoulders b b, which abut against the inner side of the ears an and prevent a lateral movement of the legs. The

longer supporting-legs, O O, converge toward and are attached to each other at their point of junction, and are braced to each other at their lower ends by a cross-bar, c.

A shorter pair of legs, D D, of less width than the legs 0 O, are secured between the same by a central bolt, E, which passes through perforations in the parts, and is provided with a head and nut, which are located on the outer side of legs 0 O, as shown. The upper part of the shorter legs, D D, at their point of junction have attached thereto a plate, D, which engages with stops or bars d d, attached to the under side of the ironing-board. The lower portions of the shorterlegs, D D, are connected to each other by a bar, d.

In operating the device the legs are placed in the position shown in Fig. 1 when the board is ready for use, and when it is desired to put the same away or fold it together, as shown in Fig. 2, it is only nncessary to raise the ends of the board A, and the legs D D maybe moved so as to occupy a position within the legs 0 O. I

By employing a peculiar form of casting B the legs 0 O, which converge toward each other, are rigidly embraced and held at their forward ends by said casting, which also enables the said legs to provide the necessary transverse bearing-support for the board A.

We claim- The combination, in an ironingboard, of a table or board, A, having attached to its under side the depending cars a a and stops d, and the castipg B, having side arms, B, to pivotally bear 'in said ears, and with the cen' trally-depressed portion, converging legs 0 0, having their front abutting portions secured in said depression, converged legs D D, centrally pivoted within the legs 0 O, and provided at their converging ends with the plate D for engagement with the stops d, the arrangement and construction being such that the converging legs O C, while re-enl'orcing each other, afford a proper transverse bearing for the table A by means of the casting B, substantial] y as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. CROSS. JONATHAN STOUT. 

